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`CLOTH HOLDER.

Application filed January 19, 1921., Serial No. 438,500.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, Josnr PABsT, a citizen 1 of the Republic ofSwitzerland, residing at Zurich, in the .Can-ton 0f Zurich, Switzerland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cloth-Holders, ofwhich Vthe following is a specification.

There are clasps' or cloth-holders which are .constructed of a lower anda cover part in the form of frames whereby the cover part when in.closed position'is partially7 overlapped by the lower part.. Thepresent invention is for improvements` in clothliolders of the typementioned and it .consists of a novel device 'for connecting the `saidlower and cover parts. This device comprises a connecting link or plate,one end thereof being hinged to the cover part and -the ,other end beingpivotajlly connected with .a bridge-piece forming an integral member ofthe lower part and projecting upwardly of the main frame thereof. Thepivot ofi-.the connectinglink being thus arranged, and the said linkallowing a slight sliding movement of the lower and cover parts'when inclosed position, these parts cause the cloth or fabric to be tightlygripped without a possibility of such parts becoming .accidentallyunlocked.

Several formsof construction in which my invention may be embodied areillustrated in .the accompanying drawings, in which '.rfv`

F ig. 1 show-s a plan View of a holder according ,to `its firstconstruction;

Fig.` 2 isa section through line ATB in Fig.n l.;

F ig. 3 shows a side view of Fig lwith the holder in closed position andas applied to some fabric; l

Fig. 4 `also represents a side view, but with the holder in openposition, that is, before gripping .the fabric;

Figs; 5 and 6 s how modifications of a detail;

Fig. 7 shows a plan view of a holder -ae- .cording to a Secondconstruction;

Fig. ,8 illustrates an end view thereof.;

Fig. Qshows la side view of vFig 7 with sthe holder closed ,and Vapplied.to some fabric.

Fig. 10 shows a plan view of .the combination .of .two cloth-holders,and

Fig. 1,1 is a side view' yof Fig.. 1.0 the holder being shown as appliedto some fabric.

Similar parts are referred to by like letters or numerals throughout theviews.

In the construction 4shown in Figs. 1 to '3, the reference 1 designatesthe lower, and 2 the cover part of the cloth-holder. Each .of theseparts is made of wire land in the form of an oblong frame. The lowerpart isprovided at `one end with two eyelets 3 and upwardly extendingthereof and con.- necting the same is a bridge-piece t. vThisbridge-piece .4 forms a rigid and integral member withl the lower part 1and projects upwardly7 of the plane .of the main frame of such lowerpart. Hinged to the eyelets 3 is a clamping member 5 while the centralportion of the bridge-piece l has linked to it one end of a plate 6 theother end .of the latter being linked to the corresponding end of thecover part 2. The plate or connecting link 6 is therefore capable ofturning about the horizontally disposed portion yof the bridge-piece 4l,the said horizontal portion serving thus as a pivot for the link .6, andbeing rigidly connected with the lower part 1 and lyingV above itsplane. The lower frame '1 is furthermore provided with two inwardlyprojecting bends 7 which abut against one another and thus form alaterally disposed bridge. The frame 2 is somewhat smaller in width thanthe width of the inside vof the frame 1 in .order to allow of therojection through the latter `of the free end) '8 .of thecover part insuch a manner that the .end 9 of the lower frame overlaps the .end 8 ofthe said cover part. The rear end 10 thereof, which is linked to theplate I6, is curved outwardly and the said free yend is shouldered offat 1 1, Figs. 3 and 4l.

If thecloth .or fabric k12, for instance the upper end of stockings orsocks, is placed .on the lower frame 1 in the manner shown in'gFig. 4l,and assuming the cover frame to be swung in the direction .of the arrowindicated in suchfigure in .order to take the position `according `toFig, .3, the fabric `12 will be gripped by and pressed between thebottom fand .cover frame. The fabric is hereby I nade .to follow theundulating form of the cover frame and any superfluous terial .or folds13 Yof the fabric .may be tucked beneath the carved `por-tion 10.

In this position, namely the locking position, the connecting link 6 isdownwardly directed (Fig. 3') and its lower hinge-portion lies above theupper face of the lower sliding movement is unable to causeV theunlocking of the cloth-holder. If the cover part 2 is swung .in adirection opposite to that of the arrow in Fig. 4, a portion of thelowerpart 2 is made to lie on the pivot of the link 6, the part 2 thusrepresenting a double-'armed lever of which theend 9, by

a pressure of the thumb on the shorter arm located behind thebridge-piece 4, vmay be movedaway from the end 8 in order more easily toopen the cloth-holder and insert the fabric. This form of constructionis particularly suitable as a suspender for ladies stockings in whichcase provision may also bemade on the Vclamping member 5 of a band orstrap adapted to be attached,

forV instance, to the corset.

' As illustrated inl Fig. 5,V the clamping 'member 5a may be formedAwith an'extension 14 which device is especiallyV convenient when thecloth-holder is vintended for use with mens socks. In such case theholder,

' by means of the said extension, may easily be secured to the pants. Byway of alternativeand as shown in Fig. '6, the `clamping member V5b mayalso be fashioned into a suspension hook 15.

" Referring to the lconstruction of holder shown in Figs.. .f to 9, thelower frame 1n is provided atV either sidevwith oppositely disposedintegral shoulders 17 projecting inf wardly of the frame, while themiddle portions* of the said bend 18, designated by 19 tion of the sidesof the cover part is bent downwardly at 18 whereas the adjacentporand'20Y respectively, are curved upwardly, the curves 2O moreoverbeing obliquely arranged in relation tothe sides of the frames. In thisway the fabric is Vfirmly gripped by a series of'undulatingvmembersofthe cover part; The lower frame 1f forms an integral part with theclamping member 5c and is constructed of a single piece of wire of whichthe two ends are fashioned into eyelets S vengaging with the'verticallydisposed members 4a'of the bridge-piece of the clamping member.

In the last construction illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the twocombined lower frames 1d and 1e are linked to each other by a ring 23and eyelets 3b and 3c' formed, respectively, on the neighboring ends ofthe said lower `frames. This form of'construction combining two holdersenables the .fabric 12d of pants or a hose to be securedV by the aid ofone-ofthe holders, at the same time rendering 1t possible similarly tosecure the end 12c of stockings or socks. Here too, the portions 2d and2e of the cover frames arey overlapped by the corresponding parts of theVlower frames thus being adapted to grip the fabric placed between thepairs of frames very firmly. In this modiiicationthe members of thecover frame adjacent to Vtheeyelets 3b and 3, instead of being upwardlycurved, are straight. Y Having now fully; described my said inventionwhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In acloth-holder, the combination, of

a lower and a cover part the lower part yin the form of an oblong frame,the said lower part at one end being formed with an integralbridge-piece which projects upwardly of the plane of the'lower frame andthe cover part when in closed position being partially overlapped by thelower part, and a connecting link of which one end is hinged to thecover part and the other end pivotally connected with the aforesaidbridge-piece.

2. In a cloth-holder, the combination, of a lower anda cover part thelowerpart in the Vform of an oblong frame, the said lower part at oneend being formed with an integral bridge-piece which projects upwardlyof the lplane of.` the lower frameq and thev cover part when in closedposition being partially overlapped by the lower partfand a connectinglink of which one end is hinged to the cover part and the other endlpivotally connected Vwith the bridge-piece, the said link in closedposition extending downwardly at an angle to the plane of the lowerframe and its lower hinge-portion lying above the upper face of the said`lower frame.

3. In a cloth-holder, the combination, of a lower part inthe form of anoblong'frame constructed of a single wire bent at one end and at eachside thereofV into an eyelet, the wire at the side of said eyeletsprojecting Vupwardly of the plane of the oblong frame and forming withythe eyelets a bridge-piece,

a connecting linkhinged at one end tothe bridge-piece, anda cover partin the shape of an oblong frame made of a' single wire hinged to theother end of the said connecting link. y A 'f 4. In a cloth-holder, thecombination, with a lower part in the, form .ofV an oblong wire framehaving at one end and-'between the sides thereof'at least one'bendextending towards the centre of the frame, of a cover part in the shapeVof lanoblong wire- Vframe provided between its two ends with at leastone bend which in closed position my hand in the presence of twosubscribing lies opposite and near the rst bend, and a wwf'itnesses.link connecting the lower and cover pai-ts and at one end being pivotedto the lower 5 part at a point situated above the plane Witnesses:

thereof. O. M. AURIG.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set AUGUST KEGG.

JOSEF PABST.

